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KEYHOLES
Noun
keyholes
plural of keyhole
Verb
keyholes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keyhole
Source: Wiktionary
KEYHOLE
Key"hole`, n.
1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
2. (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them. (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter. Keyhole limpet (Zoöl.), a marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See Fissurella.
– Keyhole saw, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw.
РKeyhole urchin (Zo̦l.), any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera Melitta, Rotula, and Encope; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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